The UCC study, conducted together with Alcohol Action Ireland, also found that 400,000 adults in Ireland were raised in households in which alcohol abuse was a feature.
The study examined the issue of parental problem-drinking and profiled how children who were exposed to this adverse childhood experience (ACE) coped with the issue at school.
The researchers say their study shows how parents' drinking issues can have life-long implications on their child's physical and mental health.
AAI and UCC are now recommending that schools and teachers be given guidance on how to recognise children exposed to these ACE’s so that appropriate support measures can be properly implemented.
They are also seeking the development of a national strategy to deal with the issue.
Source: Steven Heaney, Irish Examiner, 04/11/2020
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